Eden Hope

The Image

I used to say “I’m sorry
I used to never care
I used to search for something
That was never really there

I used to view the mirror
disliking what I saw
believing what they told me
after that, I took a fall

And yet You gazed upon me 
looking down with eyes of love,
The way your love astounds me
I could never give enough,
You told me I was more than this
You told me I was strong,
And yet I had ignored the Voice
That loved me all along

I used to count my stumbles
I used to talley sin
I used to hate the way I was
with never “fitting in”

I used to view my friends
with so much envy in my eyes
and later view myself at night
with bitter dark dispise

And yet You gazed upon me 
looking down with eyes of love,
The way your love astounds me
I could never give enough,
You told me I belong to you
You told me I was smart,
And yet I had ignored the Voice
That loved me from the start

So why did You keep loving me?
I fail You every day
Sometimes I’m just too blind to see
You love me anyway
I’ll NEVER be like “him or her”
Or “that guy over there”
But then You always wake me up
And say I shouldn’t care.

You love me for the way I am
Naiive, and small, and odd
You made me with a mission
though im faulted, you’re still God

Of course I risk a tumble
and I’m always prone to sink
But we’re made in your image
We’re much stronger than we think.

So you my friend of trying faith
with darkness all around
He loves you more than you could dream
In Him you’re safe and sound.

Don’t ignore the feeling
Chase His love with all your heart
He’s got a plan for your my friend
Today’s the day to start.

Edward L H II